Flags with white in them

94 of the 126 flags here carry white, and they do not agree on what it represents. The table gives each country's own stated meaning rather than a generalisation across them.

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• The flag of United States Thirteen horizontal stripes alternating red and white, starting and ending with red, and a blue canton in the top hoist corner holding fifty white five-pointed stars in nine offset rows.
• The flag of India Three equal horizontal bands of saffron, white and green, with a navy blue 24-spoke wheel centred on the white band.
• The flag of United Kingdom A blue field with a white-edged red upright cross and, behind it, a red diagonal cross offset within a broader white diagonal cross.
• The flag of Canada A white square in the centre bearing a red eleven-pointed maple leaf, flanked by two red vertical bands each half the width of the square.
• The flag of Japan A plain white field with a large crimson disc at the exact centre, three-fifths of the flag's height across.
• The flag of France Three equal vertical bands of blue at the hoist, white, and red.
• The flag of Russia Three equal horizontal bands of white, blue and red.
• The flag of Brazil A green field with a large yellow rhombus, inside which a blue globe carries 27 white stars and a curved white band reading ORDEM E PROGRESSO.
• The flag of Italy Three equal vertical bands of green at the hoist, white, and red.
• The flag of Mexico Three equal vertical bands of green, white and red, with the national coat of arms — a golden eagle on a cactus, devouring a snake — centred on the white.
• The flag of Australia A blue field with the Union Jack in the canton, a large white seven-pointed star beneath it, and the five stars of the Southern Cross in the fly.
• The flag of South Korea A white field with a red-over-blue circular taegeuk at the centre and four black trigrams, one in each corner.
• The flag of Ireland Three equal vertical bands of green at the hoist, white, and orange.
• The flag of Nepal Two stacked crimson pennants with blue borders, the upper bearing a white crescent moon and the lower a white twelve-pointed sun. The only national flag that is not a rectangle.
• The flag of Switzerland A square red field with a bold equilateral white cross at the centre that does not reach the edges.
• The flag of Netherlands Three equal horizontal bands of red, white and blue.
• The flag of Indonesia Two equal horizontal bands, red over white.
• The flag of Argentina Three equal horizontal bands of light blue, white and light blue, with a golden Sun of May in the centre.
• The flag of Israel A white field with two horizontal blue stripes near the top and bottom edges, and a blue Star of David at the centre.
• The flag of New Zealand A blue field with the Union Jack in the canton and four red, white-bordered five-pointed stars in the fly forming the Southern Cross.
• The flag of Poland Two equal horizontal bands, white over red.
• The flag of Türkiye A red field with a white crescent and a white five-pointed star to its right.
• The flag of Greece Nine alternating horizontal stripes of blue and white, with a white cross on a blue square in the upper hoist corner.
• The flag of South Africa A green horizontal Y laid on its side, outlined in white and gold, separating a red band above and a blue band below, with a black triangle at the hoist inside the Y.
• The flag of Norway A red field with a blue Nordic cross outlined in white, offset toward the hoist.
• The flag of Philippines A blue band over a red band, with a white equilateral triangle at the hoist bearing a golden sun with eight rays and three gold five-pointed stars, one at each corner.
• The flag of Denmark A red field with a white Nordic cross whose vertical arm is offset toward the hoist.
• The flag of Pakistan A dark green field with a white crescent and five-pointed star at the centre of the fly, and a white vertical band occupying the quarter nearest the hoist.
• The flag of Chile A white band over a red band, with a blue square at the hoist covering the full height of the white band only, bearing a single white five-pointed star.
• The flag of Cuba Five horizontal stripes, three blue and two white, with a red equilateral triangle at the hoist bearing a white five-pointed star.
• The flag of Egypt Three equal horizontal bands of red, white and black, with the golden Eagle of Saladin centred on the white.
• The flag of Palestine Three equal horizontal bands of black, white and green, with a red triangle at the hoist.
• The flag of Saudi Arabia A green field bearing the Islamic declaration of faith in white Thuluth script, with a horizontal white sword beneath it, point toward the hoist.
• The flag of Finland A white field with a blue Nordic cross offset toward the hoist.
• The flag of Iceland A blue field with a red Nordic cross outlined in white, offset toward the hoist.
• The flag of Puerto Rico Five horizontal stripes, three red and two white, with a blue equilateral triangle at the hoist bearing a white five-pointed star.
• The flag of Thailand Five horizontal stripes — red, white, a double-height blue, white, red.
• The flag of Czechia A white band over a red band, with a blue triangle extending from the hoist to the centre.
• The flag of Malaysia Fourteen alternating red and white horizontal stripes with a blue canton bearing a yellow crescent and a fourteen-pointed yellow star.
• The flag of Singapore A red band over a white band, with a white crescent and five white five-pointed stars arranged in a circle in the upper hoist.
• The flag of United Arab Emirates A vertical red band at the hoist with three equal horizontal bands of green, white and black filling the rest.
• The flag of Vatican City A square flag divided vertically, gold at the hoist and white at the fly, with the crossed keys of St Peter and the papal tiara on the white half.
• The flag of Austria Three equal horizontal bands of red, white and red.
• The flag of Iran Three equal horizontal bands of green, white and red, with a red emblem centred on the white and a band of stylised Kufic script repeated along the inner edges of the green and red bands.
• The flag of Mozambique Green, black and yellow horizontal bands separated by thin white fimbriations, with a red triangle at the hoist bearing a yellow star, on which sit an open book, a hoe and an AK-47 with a bayonet.
• The flag of Nigeria Three equal vertical bands of green, white and green.
• The flag of Croatia Three equal horizontal bands of red, white and blue, with the chequered Croatian shield and a crown of five smaller shields at the centre.
• The flag of Kenya Three horizontal bands of black, red and green separated by thin white stripes, with a red, black and white Maasai shield and two crossed spears at the centre.
• The flag of North Korea A wide red band across the centre edged in white, with blue bands above and below, and a red five-pointed star inside a white disc toward the hoist.
• The flag of Paraguay Three horizontal bands of red, white and blue, with a different emblem on each side of the white band — the only national flag whose two faces differ.
• The flag of Peru Three equal vertical bands of red, white and red.
• The flag of Lebanon Three horizontal bands of red, white and red, the white twice the height of each red band, with a green cedar tree at the centre.
• The flag of Monaco Two equal horizontal bands, red over white, on a near-square flag.
• The flag of Cyprus A white field with a copper-coloured silhouette of the island above two crossed green olive branches.
• The flag of Haiti Two equal horizontal bands, blue over red, with a white panel at the centre bearing the coat of arms.
• The flag of Iraq Three equal horizontal bands of red, white and black, with the phrase ALLĀHU AKBAR in green Kufic script on the white band.
• The flag of Ivory Coast Three equal vertical bands of orange at the hoist, white, and green.
• The flag of Qatar A maroon field with a white band at the hoist, the two separated by nine white points forming a serrated edge. The longest national flag in proportion.
• The flag of Cambodia A double-height red band between two blue bands, with a white three-towered depiction of Angkor Wat at the centre.
• The flag of Costa Rica Five horizontal stripes — blue, white, a double-height red, white, blue — with the coat of arms in a white oval toward the hoist on the state version.
• The flag of Guatemala Three equal vertical bands of sky blue, white and sky blue, with the coat of arms — a quetzal, a scroll, crossed rifles and swords in a laurel wreath — on the white.
• The flag of Jordan Three equal horizontal bands of black, white and green, with a red triangle at the hoist bearing a small white seven-pointed star.
• The flag of Luxembourg Three equal horizontal bands of red, white and light blue.
• The flag of Uruguay Nine alternating horizontal stripes of white and blue, with a white canton bearing a golden Sun of May.
• The flag of Bhutan A field divided diagonally from the lower hoist to the upper fly, yellow above and orange below, with a large white dragon holding jewels straddling the divide.
• The flag of Greenland A white band over a red band, with a large disc offset toward the hoist whose upper half is red and lower half white — the reverse of the field behind it.
• The flag of Serbia Three equal horizontal bands of red, blue and white, with a coat of arms — a crowned double-headed eagle — set toward the hoist.
• The flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina A blue field with a yellow right triangle along the top edge and a diagonal line of white stars along the triangle's hypotenuse, the top and bottom stars cut off by the flag's edges.
• The flag of Honduras Three horizontal bands of turquoise, white and turquoise, with five turquoise five-pointed stars arranged in an X on the white band.
• The flag of Malta Two equal vertical bands, white at the hoist and red, with a grey George Cross edged in red in the upper hoist corner.
• The flag of Panama Quartered: white with a blue star at the top hoist, plain red at the top fly, plain blue at the bottom hoist, and white with a red star at the bottom fly.
• The flag of Slovakia Three equal horizontal bands of white, blue and red, with a shield bearing a white double cross on three blue hills, set toward the hoist of centre.
• The flag of Slovenia Three equal horizontal bands of white, blue and red, with a coat of arms showing Mount Triglav and three gold stars in the upper hoist corner.
• The flag of Tunisia A red field with a white disc at the centre containing a red crescent and a red five-pointed star.
• The flag of Turkmenistan A green field with a white crescent and five white stars at the upper hoist, and a vertical red stripe near the hoist containing five carpet guls above two crossed olive branches.
• The flag of Bahrain A red field with a white band at the hoist, separated by five white triangular points.
• The flag of Belize A blue field with narrow red stripes top and bottom, and a large white disc at the centre carrying a coat of arms with two woodcutters, a mahogany tree and a shield of tools.
• The flag of Estonia Three equal horizontal bands of blue, black and white.
• The flag of Kosovo A blue field with a gold silhouette of the territory below an arc of six white five-pointed stars.
• The flag of Kuwait Three equal horizontal bands of green, white and red, with a black trapezoid at the hoist spanning the full height.
• The flag of Papua New Guinea A field divided diagonally from the top hoist to the bottom fly: the upper fly half red with a golden bird of paradise, the lower hoist half black with the five white stars of the Southern Cross.
• The flag of El Salvador Three horizontal bands of blue, white and blue, with the coat of arms — a triangle enclosing five volcanoes, a liberty cap and a rainbow — on the white.
• The flag of Latvia A dark carmine field crossed by a narrow white horizontal band that occupies the middle fifth.
• The flag of South Sudan Black, red and green horizontal bands separated by thin white stripes, with a blue triangle at the hoist bearing a gold five-pointed star.
• The flag of Sudan Three equal horizontal bands of red, white and black, with a green triangle at the hoist.
• The flag of Dominica A green field with a centred cross of three stripes — yellow, black and white — and a red disc at the centre bearing a purple sisserou parrot ringed by ten green stars.
• The flag of Fiji A light blue field with the Union Jack in the canton and the shield from the coat of arms in the fly.
• The flag of Guyana A green field with a red triangle at the hoist edged in black, and a longer yellow arrowhead triangle edged in white pointing to the fly.
• The flag of Lesotho Three horizontal bands of blue, white and green, the white double height, with a black mokorotlo hat centred on it.
• The flag of Maldives A red field with a large green rectangle at the centre bearing a white crescent, its points facing the fly.
• The flag of Eswatini Blue bands top and bottom with a wide crimson band between them edged in yellow, carrying a black-and-white Nguni shield laid horizontally over two spears and a staff hung with feather tassels.
• The flag of San Marino Two equal horizontal bands, white over light blue, with the coat of arms — three towers on three peaks, in a wreath, under a crown — at the centre.
• The flag of Marshall Islands A dark blue field crossed by two diagonal stripes — orange over white — widening as they rise from the lower hoist to the upper fly, with a large white 24-pointed star in the upper hoist.
• The flag of Nauru A blue field with a narrow gold horizontal stripe across the centre and a white twelve-pointed star below it, toward the hoist.